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[AfriNIC-rpd] Re: Alain Aina wins the 2012 Network Information and Infrastructure Service Award
ALAIN AINA
aalain at afrinic.net
Thu May 24 11:03:20 UTC 2012
On May 23, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Mark Elkins wrote:
> I concur, actually, didn't Alan go to the initial root-server signing
I should definitely accept that my name varies from the caller's origin :-)
Alain or Alan
> ceremony - so he's closer to the 'trust anchor of Africa' than you might
> guess (reading old e-mails re:'root signing TCR' 22 Apr 2010)
>
.... and i missed the last ceremony for the east coast (22-23 may) because of the Summit In Banjul, but i trust it went well.
more info on root KSK at http://dns.icann.org/ksk/
Thank you All for your support.
--Alain
> On Wed, 2012-05-23 at 04:37 -0700, Walubengo J wrote:
>> I agree - Alain, the trust anchor for Africa.
>>
>> walu.
>>
>> --- On Wed, 5/23/12, Janvier NGNOULAYE <jnoulaye at uy1.uninet.cm> wrote:
>>
>> From: Janvier NGNOULAYE <jnoulaye at uy1.uninet.cm>
>> Subject: [AfriNIC-rpd] Re: Alain Aina wins the 2012 Network
>> Information and Infrastructure Service Award
>> To: rpd at afrinic.net
>> Cc: "announce" <announce at afrinic.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 1:29 PM
>>
>> Hi Alain,
>> By receiving these various distinctions, you joined the list
>> of the Africans ICT icons. This is a new challenge that began,
>> to go more forward.
>>
>> Congratulations.
>> /Janvier
>>
>> ----- Mail Original -----
>> De: "Babusha Radhakissoon" <babusha at afrinic.net>
>> À: *@afrinic.net
>> Envoyé: Mardi 22 Mai 2012 11h12:53 GMT +01:00 Afrique centrale
>> - Ouest
>> Objet: [AfriNIC-rpd] Alain Aina wins the 2012 Network
>> Information and Infrastructure Service Award
>>
>> The fourth Network Information and Infrastructure Service
>> Award has been awarded to Alain Aina in recognition for his
>> contribution to improving Internet connectivity, development
>> and sustainability in Africa.
>> Mrs Isatou Jah of QCELL presented the Award to Alain Aina
>> during AFRINIC's 16 th Public Policy Meeting in Serekunda, The
>> Gambia. Alain Aina presently holds several positions in
>> numerous organisations. He is the Special Projects Manager at
>> the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), a Board of
>> trustee at ISOC, DNSSec Crypto officer at ICANN and Managing
>> Director of TRSTech.
>>
>> Dr. Nii Quaynor, conveyor of AfNOG and initiator of the Award
>> praised Mr. Aina for his commitment to the development of the
>> Internet in Africa. “This award gives an indication of our
>> expectations from the community and rewarding Alain's
>> exemplary work is a clear reflection of this. Such commitment
>> will ensure that the community remains on the right path to
>> success,” s aid Dr Quaynor during the awards ceremony held at
>> the Sheraton Hotel in Banjul, The Gambia.
>>
>> Aina was equally ecstatic. “ For me, it was a big surprise. I
>> feel humbled. This award comes with a lot of responsibility. I
>> shall continue to work and contribute at the regional level,
>> and continue to be involved in developing the technical and
>> policy aspects of the Internet, as well as training, ” said Mr
>> Aina upon receiving the award.
>>
>> Besides the main NI&I Award, a Young professional Award was
>> also given to Chimwemwe Frederick for her contribution to the
>> Internet infrastructure development.
>>
>> “The Award celebrates excellence in Africa. It is meant to
>> reward innovation and commitment to the development of
>> Internet in Africa ,” says Adiel Akplogan, CEO of AFRINIC and
>> recipient of the first NI&I Service Award in 2008.
>>
>> The Network Information & Infrastructure (NI&I) Service Award
>> was set up in 2009 during AfNOG’s 10 years anniversary by Dr
>> Nii Narku Quaynor, who himself received the Internet Society's
>> prestigious Jonathan Postel Award in 2007 for his service in
>> the region and dedication, commitment and leadership. The NI&I
>> Service Award has been set up to reward individuals and
>> organisations for providing Internet services and
>> Infrastructure in Africa. The NI&I Service Award pays
>> recognizes and rewards the next generation of heroes and
>> models from the African Internet technical community for their
>> achievements. See www.niiserviceaward.org for more details.
>>
>>
>> The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is the
>> Regional Registry for Internet Number Resources for Africa.
>> Based in Mauritius, AFRINIC's mission is to support Internet
>> development in Africa and promote bottom up Internet policy
>> development in the region. www.afrinic.net
>>
>> The Africa Network Operators Group (AfNOG) is a forum for the
>> exchange of technical information, and aims to promote
>> discussion of implementation issues that require community
>> cooperation through coordination and cooperation among network
>> service providers to ensure the stability of service to end
>> users. The goal of AfNOG is to share experience of technical
>> challenges in setting up, building and running IP networks on
>> the African continent - www.afnog.org .
>>
>> For more information, please visit: http://www.afrinic.net
>>
>> Contact: press at afrinic.net --
>> Babusha Radhakissoon
>>
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